List of planned future spaceflight launches

List of planned future spaceflight launches
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This article lists planned future orbital and suborbital spaceflight launches and events.

For an overview of spaceflight in the near future, see 2020s in spaceflight.

Orbital launches

2020s

2030

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)
Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
March (TBD)[1] United States SLS Block 1B United States Kennedy LC-39B United States NASA
United States Artemis 5 NASA Selenocentric (NRHO) Crewed lunar landing  
Europe ESPRIT Refueling Module (ERM) ESA Selenocentric (NRHO) Lunar Gateway component  
United States Lunar Terrain Vehicle NASA Selenocentric to lunar surface Crewed lunar rover  
November (TBD)[2] TBA TBA TBA
United States Europe Sentinel-6 NG A (Sentinel-6C) NASA / NOAA / EUMETSAT / ESA Low Earth Earth observation  
Sentinel-6 Next Generation satellite.
NET 2030 (TBD)[4] Russia Angara A5 Russia Vostochny Site 1A Russia Roscosmos
Russia Boomerang (Fobos-Grunt-2) Roscosmos Areocentric Phobos sample-return  
First phase of Mars-Grunt, also known as Expedition-M.[3]
2030 (TBD)[5] Russia Angara A5 / Briz-M Russia Vostochny Site 1A Russia Roscosmos
Russia GAMMA-400 Roscosmos Highly elliptical TBA  
2030 (TBD)[6][7] Russia Angara A5M Russia Vostochny Site 1A Russia Roscosmos
Russia Spektr-UV (WSO-UV) INASAN IGSO Ultraviolet astronomy  
2030 (TBD)[8][9] Russia Angara A5P Russia Vostochny Site 1A Russia Roscosmos
Russia Orel Roscosmos Low Earth Crewed flight test  
2030 (TBD)[10] Russia Angara A5V[11] Russia Vostochny Site 1A Russia Roscosmos
Russia Spektr-M (Millimetron) Russian Astro Space Center Sun–Earth L2 Submillimetre / Far-IR astronomy  
NET 2030[12] Russia Angara A5 Russia TBA Russia Roscosmos
Russia TEM prototype Roscosmos Low Earth Technology demonstration  
2030 (TBD)[13][14] Russia Angara A5 / DM-03 Russia Vostochny Site 1A Russia Roscosmos
Russia Luna 28 Roscosmos Selenocentric Lunar lander
Lunar sample return
 
Sample return mission.
2030 (TBD)[15] Europe Ariane 62 France Kourou ELA-4 France Arianespace
Europe NEOMIR ESA Sun–Earth L1 Near-Earth object detection
Infrared astronomy
 
Near-Earth Object Mission in the InfraRed (NEOMIR).
2030 (TBD)[16][17] Japan Epsilon S Japan Uchinoura Japan JAXA
Japan HiZ-GUNDAM JAXA Low Earth (SSO) Gamma-ray astronomy  
2030 (TBD) United States Falcon Heavy United States Kennedy LC-39A United States SpaceX
United States ISS Deorbit Vehicle[19] NASA LEO (ISS) ISS deorbit  
Modified Cargo Dragon to deorbit the ISS after it is decommissioned.[18]
JFY2030 (TBD)[20] Japan H3 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y2 Japan MHI
Japan IGS-Radar Diversification 2 CSICE Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance  
2030 (TBD)[21] South Korea KSLV-III South Korea Naro South Korea KARI
South Korea KARI Low Earth Flight test  
Maiden flight of KSLV-III.
2030 (TBD)[22] China Long March 5 China Wenchang LC-1 China CASC
China Tianwen-3 lander CNSA TMI to Martian surface Mars sample-return    
China Tianwen-3 ascent vehicle CNSA TMI to Martian surface Mars sample-return    
Chinese Mars sample-return mission.
2030 (TBD)[22] China Long March 5 China Wenchang LC-1 China CASC
China Tianwen-3 orbiter CNSA Areocentric Mars sample-return    
China Tianwen-3 reentry capsule CNSA Areocentric Mars sample-return    
Chinese Mars sample-return mission.
2030 (TBD)[23] China Long March 10 China Wenchang China CASC
China Mengzhou CNSA Selenocentric Crewed lunar landing  
Delivery of the Mengzhou next-generation crewed spacecraft for China's first crewed lunar landing.
2030 (TBD)[23] China Long March 10 China Wenchang China CASC
China Lanyue CNSA Selenocentric Crewed lunar landing  
Delivery of the Lanyue crewed lunar lander for China's first crewed lunar landing.
2030 (TBD)[25] Taiwan Siraya TBA Taiwan TASA
Taiwan TASA Low Earth Flight test  
Maiden flight of Taiwan's first orbital launch vehicle, Siraya (西拉雅).[24]
2030 (TBD)[26] Russia Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat Russia Vostochny Site 1S Russia Roscosmos
Russia Belarus RBKA №2 Roscosmos / Belarus Low Earth Earth observation  
RBKA will follow in the footsteps of BKA (Belarusian Satellite) launched along with Kanopus-V 1 and several other satellites in July 2012.
2030 (TBD)[27] Europe Vega-C France Kourou ELV France Arianespace
Europe TRUTHS ESA Low Earth (SSO) Solar radiation measurement  
2030 (TBD)[28][29] Russia TBA Kazakhstan Baikonur or Russia Vostochny Russia Roscosmos
Russia Ekspress-AMU8 RSCC Geosynchronous Communications  
2030 (TBD)[30] United States TBA United States TBA United States TBA
United States UVEX NASA Highly elliptical Ultraviolet astronomy  
Ultraviolet Explorer (UVEX).

2031

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)
Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
March (TBD)[1] United States SLS Block 1B United States Kennedy LC-39B United States NASA
United States Artemis 6 NASA Selenocentric (NRHO) Crewed lunar landing  
United Arab Emirates Crew and Science Airlock Module MBRSC Selenocentric (NRHO) Lunar Gateway component  
June (TBD)[31] United States TBA United States TBA United States TBA
United States VERITAS NASA Cytherocentric Venus orbiter  
NASA Discovery Program mission to Venus.
December (TBD)[31] Europe Ariane 64 France Kourou ELA-4 France Arianespace
Europe EnVision ESA Cytherocentric Venus orbiter  
Q3 (TBD)[2][32] Europe Vega-C France Kourou ELV France Arianespace
Europe CIMR B (Sentinel-11B) ESA Low Earth (SSO) Oceanography  
Second of two satellites for the Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer (CIMR) mission. Part of the European Space Agency's Copernicus Programme.
2031 (TBD)[33] India NGLV D1 India Satish Dhawan TLP India ISRO
India ISRO Low Earth Flight test  
Maiden flight of ISRO's Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV), codenamed Soorya.
2031 (TBD)[34] Europe Ariane 64 France Kourou ELA-4 France Arianespace
Europe Argonaut Mission 1 ESA Selenocentric to lunar surface Lunar lander  
First flight of Argonaut, also known as the European Large Logistics Lander (EL3).
2031 (TBD)[35] Europe Ariane 6 France Kourou ELA-4 France Arianespace
Europe Vigil ESA Sun–Earth L5 Space weather  
JFY2031 (TBD)[20] Japan Epsilon S Japan Uchinoura Japan JAXA
Japan Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-7 JAXA Low Earth Technology demonstration  
Part of JAXA's Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Program.
JFY2031 (TBD)[20] Japan H3 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y2 Japan MHI
Japan IGS-Radar 9 CSICE Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance  
2031–2032 (TBD)[36] United States TBA United States TBA United States TBA
United States DAVINCI NASA Cytherocentric Venus atmospheric probe  
NASA Discovery Program mission to Venus.

2032

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)
Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
March (TBD)[1] United States SLS Block 1B United States Kennedy LC-39B United States NASA
United States Artemis 7 NASA Selenocentric (NRHO) Crewed lunar landing  
Q2 (TBD)[37][38] Europe Ariane 6 France Kourou ELA-4 France Arianespace
Europe MetOp-SG A2 EUMETSAT Low Earth (SSO) Meteorology  
2032 (TBD)[33] India NGLV D2 India Satish Dhawan TLP India ISRO
India ISRO Low Earth Flight test  
2032 (TBD)[33] India NGLV D3 India Satish Dhawan TLP India ISRO
India ISRO Low Earth Flight test  
The NGLV First Stage Booster is planned to be recovered in this Mission.
JFY2032 (TBD)[20] Japan H3 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y2 Japan MHI
Japan IGS-Optical Diversification Successor CSICE Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance  
2032 (TBD)[39][40] Japan H3 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y2 Japan MHI
Japan LiteBIRD JAXA Sun–Earth L2 Space observatory  
2032 (TBD)[21] South Korea KSLV-III South Korea Naro South Korea KARI
South Korea South Korean lunar lander KARI Selenocentric to lunar surface Lunar lander / Lunar rover  
Launch of the first South Korean lunar lander.
2032 (TBD)[41] United States Starship United States TBA United States SpaceX
Japan United States Lunar Cruiser JAXA / Toyota / NASA Selenocentric to lunar surface Crewed lunar rover  
Crewed pressurized rover for Artemis 7 and later missions.
2032 (TBD)[42] United States TBA United States TBA United States TBA
United States GeoXO-1 NOAA Geosynchronous Meteorology  
2032 (TBD)[43] United States TBA United States TBA United States TBA
United States JPSS-3 NOAA Low Earth (SSO) Meteorology  
2032 (TBD) Russia Yenisei Russia Vostochny PU3 Russia Roscosmos
Russia Low Earth Flight test  
First flight of the Yenisei super heavy-lift launch vehicle.

2033

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)
Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
Q1 (TBD)[37][38] Europe Ariane 6 France Kourou ELA-4 France Arianespace
Europe MetOp-SG B2 EUMETSAT Low Earth (SSO) Meteorology  
Q3 (TBD)[2] TBA TBA TBA
Europe Sentinel-3 NG TOPO A ESA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  
Sentinel-3 Next Generation Topography satellite.
Q4 (TBD)[2] TBA TBA TBA
United States Europe Sentinel-6 NG B (Sentinel-6D) NASA / NOAA / EUMETSAT / ESA Low Earth Earth observation  
Sentinel-6 Next Generation satellite.
2033 (TBD)[44] Europe Ariane 6 France Kourou ELA-4 France Arianespace
Europe MTG-I3 EUMETSAT Geosynchronous Meteorology  
JFY2033 (TBD)[20] Japan H3 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y2 Japan MHI
Japan IGS-Radar 10 CSICE Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance  
JFY2033 (TBD)[20] Japan H3 Japan Tanegashima LA-Y2 Japan MHI
Japan IGS-Optical 11 CSICE Low Earth (SSO) Reconnaissance  
2033 (TBD)[45] China Long March 9 China Wenchang China CASC
China CNSA Low Earth Flight test  
First flight of the Long March 9 super heavy-lift launch vehicle.
2033 (TBD)[41] United States New Glenn United States Cape Canaveral LC-36 United States Blue Origin
United States Foundational Surface Habitat NASA Selenocentric to lunar surface Lunar surface habitat  
The Foundational Surface Habitat will be the first component of the Artemis Base Camp lunar outpost.
2033 (TBD)[46] United States SLS Block 1B United States Kennedy LC-39B United States NASA
United States Artemis 8 NASA Selenocentric (NRHO) Crewed lunar landing  

2034 and later

Date and time (UTC) Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP
Payload
(⚀ = CubeSat)
Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome
Remarks
Q3 2034[2] TBA TBA TBA
Europe Sentinel-3 NG OPT A ESA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  
Sentinel-3 Next Generation Optical satellite.
H1 2035[44] Europe Ariane 6 France Kourou ELA-4 France Arianespace
Europe MTG-S2 / Sentinel-4B EUMETSAT Geosynchronous Meteorology / Earth observation  
Q3 2035[2] TBA TBA TBA
Europe Sentinel-3 NG TOPO B ESA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  
Sentinel-3 Next Generation Topography satellite.
2035 (TBD)[47] Europe Ariane 64[48] France Kourou ELA-4 France Arianespace
Europe Athena ESA Sun–Earth L2,
Halo orbit
X-ray astronomy  
2035 (TBD)[49] Europe Ariane 6 France Kourou ELA-4 France Arianespace
Europe LISA ESA Heliocentric Gravitational-wave observatory  
2035 (TBD)[42] United States TBA United States TBA United States TBA
United States GeoXO-2 NOAA Geosynchronous Meteorology  
2035 (TBD)[42] United States TBA United States TBA United States TBA
United States GeoXO-3 NOAA Geosynchronous Meteorology  
Q3 2036[2] TBA TBA TBA
Europe Sentinel-3 NG OPT B ESA Low Earth (SSO) Earth observation  
Sentinel-3 Next Generation Optical satellite.
Q2 2039[37][38] Europe Ariane 6 France Kourou ELA-4 France Arianespace
Europe MetOp-SG A3 EUMETSAT Low Earth (SSO) Meteorology  
Q1 2040[37][38] Europe Ariane 6 France Kourou ELA-4 France Arianespace
Europe MetOp-SG B3 EUMETSAT Low Earth (SSO) Meteorology  
2043 (TBD)[44] Europe Ariane 6 France Kourou ELA-4 France Arianespace
Europe MTG-I4 EUMETSAT Geosynchronous Meteorology  

Deep-space rendezvous

Date (UTC) Spacecraft Event Remarks
11 April 2030 Europa Clipper Jupiter orbit insertion
26 December 2030 Lucy Third gravity assist at Earth Target altitude 660 km
July 2031 Hayabusa2 Arrival at asteroid 1998 KY26[50]
July 2031 JUICE Flyby of Ganymede
July 2031 JUICE Jupiter orbit insertion
July 2032 JUICE Flyby of Europa
2 March 2033 Lucy Flyby of binary asteroid 617 Patroclus-Menoetius Target altitude 1000 km
December 2034 JUICE Ganymede orbit insertion Planned first orbit of a moon other than Earth's

Expected maiden flights

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